WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Nov. 17, 2022: * * * Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced she would step down from leadership after the 117th Congress. "Nancy Pelosi is a living legend. Her leadership is defined by countless accomplishments, including the Affordable Care Act which gave millions more Americans health insurance; the economic packages that  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. David Price, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Nov. 17, 2022: * * * Congressman David Price (NC-04), released the following statement on U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's announcement to step down from House leadership in the 118th Congress. "Speaker Nancy Pelosi will rank among the most accomplished and effective Speakers of the House in American history. Our careers in the House have been coterminous. We served together as sta  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) voted to pass the Speak Out Act, bipartisan legislation to prohibit the judicial enforceability of pre-dispute nondisclosure or nondisparagement clauses in employment contracts, also commonly known as 'gag orders,' in a dispute over unlawful sexual assault or harassment in the workplace. "Any person who experiences sexual assault - in the workplace or otherwise -   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: Following a court decision that struck down the Biden administration's executive order on student loans, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (R-MO) demanded answers from the Biden administration over its student loan giveaway to the wealthy in  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), criticized some of his committee colleagues in an SVAC hearing yesterday for enabling predatory trial lawyers to charge sick Marines exorbitant fees in court cases related to water contamination at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Impacted Marines are able to seek compensation for service-related t  more